# Country Guitar Solos Everyone Should Learn
So one of the things I want to do with this channel is provide a backbone for those looking into getting into country guitar playing. Maybe you know a little bit of blues, maybe you know some rock and roll licks, but how do you get started with country guitar playing? I remember when I was first starting out playing guitar, I always wanted to learn how to play country guitar licks. And country guitar tabs weren't readily available, they're still not really readily available, but yeah, they're more so nowadays. But especially back then, there was like nothing, like you can get all the chords you want, but the chords are pretty simple, right? But it's the guitar licks, it's the intro licks, the solos that I really wanted to learn how to play. As time went on, my ear got a little bit better and I can start picking stuff out by myself. But you know, maybe you're not there yet.
This video is for those who know how to play some rock and roll licks, they know how to play some blues licks, maybe you know how to play some metal licks, but you're looking to get into country guitar soloing. So today we're gonna be looking at three easy-to-play country guitar solos. And I chose these three country guitar solos because they have three different techniques, and the techniques found in these three different solos would be very useful for you to play country guitar music later on down in your career. But kind of like the fundamentals of country guitar soloing, learn them well, integrate them into your jam sessions, and yeah, let's take a look at solo number one. Also, if you're looking for tabs for these, I recommend using your ears first or using the YouTube playback feature. But if you really want them, check out the description box listed below for the tabs.
Solo 1: Drinkin' Problem
The first solo is "Drinkin' Problem" by Midland. Now, this solo is good as it gets your mindset into what a country guitar solo should sound like and maintains some blues licks. So, you should be familiar with some of the fingerings, but it also gets you familiar with soloing down closer to the nut. I know some of the first solos that I learned how to play, rock and roll and blues licks, were further up the neck, and it made it a little easier to bend and stuff. But a lot of country soloing takes place lower on the fretboard. So, the more comfortable you are playing solos down there, the more country you're gonna sound. So, let's take a look at "Drinkin' Problem" by Midland.
Solo 2: Ridin' Roads
So, solo number two is "Ridin' Roads" by Dustin Lynch. Now, this is, I think, a dobro solo on the record or maybe it's a resonator guitar. But a lot about country music is different instrumentations. Different instruments take different solos at some time. So, if you're in a traditional band outfit with a drummer, bass, two guitar players, a singer, no real fiddle or mandolin, you're gonna have to learn how to play those solos on your guitar. So, this solo will get you in the mindset of playing other instruments on the electric guitar while also, you know, it's very simple. It's a lot of sliding, so it's got that motion as well. So, let's take a look at "Ridin' Roads" by Dustin Lynch.
Solo 3: Drowns The Whiskey
Solo number three takes what we learned about solo number two and playing other instrument solos and expands upon it with the pedal steel guitar. Solo number three is "Drowns The Whiskey" by Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert. It's all about pedal steel. Actually, it was played on a pedal steel on the record, but I'm gonna play it on the electric guitar because sometimes, you know, there's not a whole lot of steel guitar players in the world. So sometimes, you'll learn how to play those solos on the regular guitar. Here's "Drowns The Whiskey" by Jason Aldean.
Well, those are three easy-to-play modern country guitar solos. Master the techniques, master these solos, and you'll be on your way to be a twangin' legend.
You can get the tabs for each of these solos here for free.